Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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